Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said Russian S-400 defenses would begin arriving within 10 days, Turkish media reported, setting the clock ticking on possible U.S. sanctions after his warm meeting with President Donald Trump on Saturday.

President Trump said he is considering ways to resolve a problematic situation borne out of Turkey’s decision to purchase advanced Russian air-defense missile systems the Pentagon regards as a threat to North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s security.

A Turkish observation post in the Idlib region of northern Syria was attacked by mortar fire launched from territory controlled by Syrian government forces, Turkey’s defense ministry said on Saturday, adding that there were no casualties.

Turkey’s Erdogan says U.S. will not impose sanctions over Russian missile deal

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the United States did not plan to impose sanctions on Ankara for buying Russian defense systems, after the U.S. president said Turkey had not been treated fairly over the contract.

Economy & Energy

Turkish assets rally after Trump comments on missile purchase

Turkey’s currency and stock market started the second half of 2019 on a strong note after the US president said he wanted to treat the country fairly over its plan to purchase a Russian missile system.

The spending spigot Turkey has kept open during the election season will push the budget deficit to double the official target this year as the economy sputters, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

Turkey’s government is planning to use central bank cash to help finance its widening budget deficit, just weeks after policy makers refrained from proposing a similar measure for fear it could roil financial markets.

Domestic Politics

Former Turkish PM Davutoglu slams Erdogan’s AKP after Istanbul defeat

A former Turkish prime minister and close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday harshly criticized the ruling AK Party after a stinging electoral defeat in Istanbul last week that was widely seen as ominous for Erdogan at national level.

In his first public appearance since a crushing defeat in a rerun election for mayor of Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed to draw lessons and make adjustments in line with “the messages given by the people.”

A court in Istanbul has released an employee of the U.S. Consulate from house arrest for health reasons.The court on Tuesday ruled, however, that Nazmi Mete Canturk should continue to be barred from leaving the country pending the outcome of his trial.